Civilization 5 Crash Fix

Go to Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\ The files ending with .ini are the ones you're going to be editing with a text editor like notepad (not word!)

Usersettings.ini: holds user preferences
GraphicsSettingsDX9.ini: graphics settings for DirectX 9 mode
GraphicsSettingsDX11.ini: graphics settings for DirectX 10&11 modes
Config.ini: general game preferences

Make sure your installation of DirectX and Visual C++ runtime libraries are up to date.
1. Go to C:\Program files\Steam\Steamapps\Common\sid meier's civilization v\
2. Run \Steamapps\Common\sid meier's civilization v\VCRedist\vcredist_x86.exe to update VC++ libraries
3. Run \Steamapps\Common\sid meier's civilization v\DirectX\DXSetup.exe to update DirectX

Civilization 5 will work with all direct versions from DirectX 9 to DirectX11. Your graphics card needs to support the DirectX however. Your windows will also need to be able to run the DirectX version. Windows XP supports 9, Vista supports 9 and 10, Windows 7 supports all. If your Windows is compatible the problem is with your graphics card. Just switch to an older DirectX if this is the case.

This problem can be caused by an incorrectly set save folder location in your config.ini file.

1. Open the Config.ini file using your text editor (probably wordpad or notepad)
2. Look in the [Game] section
3. Find FileName
4. Set a proper saved games folder. (usually C:\Users\YourComputerUserName\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 5\Saves\)
5. Save the file and run the game

On certain hardware configurations and resolutions the game can crash.

The easy fix for this you just turn off the intro movie.

1. Edit usersettings.ini with your text editor (notepad or wordpad usually)
2. Look for SkipIntroVideo, set it to 1

Sometimes Civilization 5 crashes when launched in Full Screen Mode. The fix is to run it windowed since there's no direct fix for it right now.
1. Edit GraphicsSettingsDX9 (or 10 or 11, depending on what you set up your game to use!) using your text editor (usually wordpad or notepad)
2. Find fullscreen, change it to 0
3. Go to the Cache folder and delete all *.db files inside
4. The game should now start in windowed mode

Try running the game in another resolution. This can fix the problem. You'll want to run the game in a common resolution. For example 1024x768
1. Open GraphicsSettingsDX9.ini (or 10 or 11 depending on your setup) with your Text Editor (Notepad or Wordpad)
2. Find WindowsResX and WindowResY
3. Change the x to 1024 (or another resolution you want it to run in)
4. Change the y to 768%u2026

It'll look like this:

WindowResX = 1024
WindowResY = 768